Kuwait vs Malaysia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Kuwait
0.6467 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.6327 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
137th
Malaysia rank
140th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.6467 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.014 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 137th and Malaysia ranks 140th of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.83 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4522 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9167 deaths per 100 live births | 0.224 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.9218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6072 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3146 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7407 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6005 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1403 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.6736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0502 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 0.6467 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.014 deaths per 100 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 137th and Malaysia ranks 140th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .